Women Entitled to PMLA Bail Proviso, Not Just ‘Vulnerable’ Women: SC

Kalvakuntla Kavitha Vs Directorate of Enforcement (Supreme Court of India) The Supreme Court considered appeals challenging the Delhi High Court’s order refusing bail to the appellant in proceedings arising under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). At the outset, the Court noted the submission of the Additional Solicitor General that detailed discussion on the merits should be avoided so as not to prejudice the trial, and accordingly refrained from making observations on the merits of the allegations. The appellant submitted that there was no material implicating her in the ...